rat rods

I guess I never posted any pics of the car my friend built back in 2006. It's long gone, went on Ebay, but this one is the one that started his rod building.

Model A sedan body chopped & channeled over a modified 36 truck frame. Corvette front & rear grafted on there. Can't say I cared for the SBC drivetrain but whatever. Car drove like it was on RAILS.

The car had a "horror" theme to it with a skull in a custom made grill shell, a mini coffin air breather, and barbed wire adorning the valve covers. You would not believe the looks and complinents this car got.

Originally Posted by jeremyl

I guess I never posted any pics of the car my friend built back in 2006. It's long gone, went on Ebay, but this one is the one that started his rod building.

Model A sedan body chopped & channeled over a modified 36 truck frame. Corvette front & rear grafted on there. Can't say I cared for the SBC drivetrain but whatever. Car drove like it was on RAILS.

The car had a "horror" theme to it with a skull in a custom made grill shell, a mini coffin air breather, and barbed wire adorning the valve covers. You would not believe the looks and complinents this car got.

Kind of reminds me of one I saw on Youtube in motion.

It's nice to see something I started still going. (the thread not rat rodding)

I don't know about you guys but I love the cars because of what they are, NOT because of some clique that goes with them. Comraderie is great and all, but you shouldn't let that decide whether or not you like a type of custom car.

I love em, as long as they are safe and drivable. I don't agree with using a good condition car but finding a miscalaneous truck cab or a half rotter Model A or something is great. I love how much creativity goes into making things work. You find a random part and try and make it fit somehow. That can be one of the most fun parts. As for painting it a flat rust orange or brown, why not? I mean really, leaving the bare metal will just shorten it's lifespan but painting it a shiny colour while the rest of the car is all black and dirty would just look odd. The flat colours are what I personally think look best on them, fits the dark theme. An evil creature skulking in the dark, shiny shows but flat colours hide.......okay, cheesy but you get the point. I will be building one probably fairly soon (3-4 years from now) and will spend a lot of time perfecting the cuts and aligning the doors perfectly but then I won't grind down some welds. And I'll be doing all this because it's the way I LIKE IT. It's my car and I'll build it the way I want to. I don't understand why people feel the need to point at others and say "you're doing it wrong" when no, they're just doing it in a different way than you would. That doesn't make it bad. It's all about taking what you have and making it work YOUR WAY. I like to take what I have and spend time on some details while leaving others. It's kind of like a signature or a finger print.

They are having a event called "hell on wheels Nostalgia drags" at National trail raceway here in Ohio this Saturday. IT is sponsored by the "Road Devils Car Club"". It only open to 72 or older cars and they are using a flagger to start you. I think ist gonna be something to see,I'm taking my galaxie up.